Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-24-Speech-1-242-500"
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"At present, the demographic situation in Europe is very complicated, with a continuous decline in the birth rate in almost all Member States, and we must therefore take measures to create the best possible conditions for mothers to bring up children and to have a genuine opportunity to return to the labour market. It is also very important to ensure that women are able to balance work and family life as well as possible. I would like to stress that in the labour market, we must not discriminate against pregnant women or women who have just given birth purely because of their biological role, the fact that they are becoming mothers. We must protect the career prospects of mothers and must not create barriers to them returning to their job. The improvements to the revised directive would improve the protection of mothers’ rights, would help ensure decent working conditions, and would enable them to invest more time in their family life. It really is disappointing that the Council does not yet have a common position on this important directive and negotiations between the Member States are taking so long without any positive movement forward. I therefore very much hope that the Member States, particularly the Presidency, will continue the negotiations as quickly as possible and will make every effort to reach a codecision so that the way is cleared for this directive as soon as possible. In this area, we should not delay the decision on the grounds of a crisis and save money, because the future of the European Union depends on it."@en1
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